August 2008 - ntg-context - NTG Mailing Lists

\setupbibtex[sort=author]
by Michael Green 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

I would like to have a list of references sorted alphabetically by author surnames. My environment file has \setupbibtex[sort=author] and \setuppublications[sorttype=bbl] As I understand it, the \setupbibtex instruction is supposed to influence the .aux file. Specifically, the .aux file is supposed to include this line: \bibstyle{cont-au}. Then, bibtex will read the aux file and produce a .bbl file that is sorted alphabetically. Then ConTeXt's bib module will read the .bbl file and follow the sorting it finds in that file. However, after each ConTeXt run this line in the .aux file is set as \bibstyle{cont-no}. This happens in both Mk IV and Mk II, ConTeXt ver: 2008.08.05 18:47 I can change the relevant line in the aux file by hand, from \bibstyle {cont-no} to \bibstyle{cont-au}. This gives me the desired result when the file was processed by ConTeXt. The reference list is sorted alphabetically. In fact, subsequent ConTeXt runs using Mk IV (but not Mk II) produce an alphabetically sorted reference list, despite the changed line in the .aux file, provided bibtex is not run in the meantime. (Mk II runs it automatically but Mk IV doesn't ... I think) But this is not a fully stable situation. Suppose the bib file changes. Then I would run bibtex again. And then the alphabetical sorting is undone. Or, it was when I tested it. I don't know if this is a bug, a misunderstanding on my part, or a feature to be added later. If my memory is correct, this is not the way that Mk II used to behave. But in any event, It would be great to know of a more automatic way of handling this if one is available. Thank you! Michael

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Re: [NTG-context] texmfstart texexec
by Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي ح امد 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Hi Mojca, On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:06:59 -0600, Mojca Miklavec <mojca.miklavec.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> But for >> >> texmfstart.exe texexec >> >> I keep getting >> >> ruby: no such file to load -- ubygems (LoadError) >> >> texmfstart --locate texexec.rb >> >> gives me >> >> /texmf-context/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb >> >> Any ideas on what's wrong? > > I would say it's a broken ruby installation, or some other file is > broken, but I cannot find anything in ConTeXt, maybe in standalone > ConTeXt environment ... I tried moving all setuptex.bat variables to the global XP environment variables. Then I could make a pdftex format without cscite.bat. But I could not run any pdftex files because texexec keeps looking for the format in -local/web2c/pdftex instead of -mswin\web2c\pdftex. I've removed those global variables and again trying to get setuptex/cscite.bat/pdftex working. > Can you try to find a string "ubygems" in some .rb file? It should be > "rubygems" at most, but I have no idea where this is comming from. That is weird indeed. Thnx and Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shi`i Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

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Re: [NTG-context] Lastest Build on TeXlive 2008 and MikTeX 2.7
by abbg770＠city.ac.uk 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

On Aug 14 2008, abbg770(a)city.ac.uk wrote: > Thomas A. Schmitz <thomas.schmitz <at> uni-bonn.de> writes: > > > > > Did you remake the formats after unzipping cont-tmf.zip? The format > > texexec finds is from 2007/01, so it can't be the one that comes with > > TeXLive 2008, it must be some older stuff that shadows newer formats. > > What does > > kpsewhere --engine=pdftex cont-en.fmt > > return? > > > > Thomas > > I made a typo, it's texlive 2007. > > $ texexec --make --all > > // ouput at end of email, http://pastebin.com/m3eaa2250 or attachment > > $ su -c' texhash' > Password: > texhash: Updating /etc/texmf/ls-R... > texhash: Updating /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R... > texhash: Updating /usr/share/texmf/ls-R... > texhash: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R... > texhash: Done. > > // and it seems like texexec calls mktexlsr: > > $ kpsewhere --engine=pdftex cont-en.fmt > /home/mohamed/.texlive2007/texmf-config/web2c/pdftex/cont-en.fmt > /home/mohamed/.texlive2007/texmf-var/web2c/pdftex/cont-en.fmt > /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-en.fmt Typesetting the bare minimal file works, but lua or xetex doesn't; $ texexec --lua test.tex TeXExec | processing document 'test.tex' TeXExec | no ctx file found TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec | TeX run 1 TeXExec | writing option file test.top TeXExec | using randomseed 1053 TeXExec | tex engine: luatex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en TeXExec | runtime: 0.124868 $ texexec start TeXExec | processing document 'start' TeXExec | no ctx file found TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec | TeX run 1 TeXExec | writing option file start.top TeXExec | using randomseed 12 TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) %&-line parsing enabled. (/home/mohamed/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./start.tex ConTeXt ver: 2008.08.05 18:47 MKII fmt: 2008.8.13 int: english/english language : language en is active system : cont-new loaded (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkii) (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-mtx.tex)) system : cont-old loaded (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex loading : Context Old Macros ) system : cont-fil loaded (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex loading : Context File Synonyms ) system : cont-sys.rme loaded (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/type-tmf.tex) (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex) (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/type-one.tex) (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex)) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns nl->texnansi:texnansi->1->2:2 nl->ec:ec->2->2:2 fr-> texnansi:texnansi->3->2:2 fr->ec:ec->4->2:2 de->texnansi:texnansi->5->2:2 de->e c:ec->6->2:2 it->texnansi:texnansi->7->2:2 it->ec:ec->8->2:2 pt->texnansi:texna nsi->9->2:2 pt->ec:ec->10->2:2 hr->ec:ec->11->2:2 pl->pl0:pl0->12->2:2 pl->ec:e c->13->2:2 pl->qx:qx->14->2:2 cs->il2:il2->15->2:2 cs->ec:ec->16->2:2 sk->il2:i l2->17->2:2 sk->ec:ec->18->2:2 sl->ec:ec->19->2:2 ru->t2a:t2a->21->2:2 gb->ec:e c->22->2:2 us->ec:ec->23->2:2 agr->agr:agr->24->2:2 da->ec:ec->25->2:2 sv->ec:e c->26->2:2 af->ec:ec->27->2:2 nb->ec:ec->28->2:2 nn->ec:ec->29->2:2 deo->ec:ec- > 30->2:2 es->ec:ec->35->2:2 ca->ec:ec->36->2:2 la->ec:ec->37->2:2 > ro->ec:ec->38 ->2:2 tr->ec:ec->39->2:2 fi->ec:ec->41->2:2 hu->ec:ec->42->2:2 loaded specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded system : start.top loaded (./start.top specials : loading definition file tpd (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex specials : loading definition file fdf (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.mkii)) specials : fdf loaded (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.mkii)) specials : fdf,tpd loaded ) systems : system commands are disabled (./start.tuo) (./start.tuo) (./start.tuo) (./start.tuo) (./start.tuo) (./start.tuo) (./start.tuo) (./start.tuo) (./start.tuo) (./start.tuo) (./start.tuo) (./start.tuo) (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/pdfr-def.tex) systems : begin file start at line 1 fonts : resetting map file list {/home/mohamed/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-empty.map} fonts : using map file: original-base {/home/mohamed/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-base.map} fonts : using map file: original-ams-base {/home/mohamed/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-ams-base.map} fonts : using map file: original-public-lm {/home/mohamed/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-public-lm.map} fonts : using map file: lm-ec {/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-ec.map} fonts : using map file: lm-math {/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map} fonts : using map file: lm-rm {/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map} fonts : using map file: 8r-base {/home/mohamed/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/8r-base.map} fonts : using map file: ec-base {/home/mohamed/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/ec-base.map} fonts : using map file: t5-base {/home/mohamed/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/t5-base.map} fonts : using map file: original-ams-euler {/home/mohamed/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/context/original-ams-euler.map} (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/sort-def.tex (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/sort-def.mkii)) (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/sort-lan.tex loading : Context Sorting Macros (languages) (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/sort-lan.mkii)) [1.1] systems : end file start at line 3 system : cont-err loaded (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-err.tex systems : no file 'cont-sys.tex', using 'cont-sys.rme' instead ) ){/usr/share/texmf/fonts/enc/dvips/lm/lm-ec.enc}</usr/share/texmf/fonts/type1 /public/lm/lmr12.pfb> Output written on start.pdf (1 page, 20360 bytes). Transcript written on start.log. TeXUtil | parsing file start.tui TeXUtil | shortcuts : 169 TeXUtil | expansions: 308 TeXUtil | reductions: 0 TeXUtil | divisions : 0 TeXUtil | loaded files: 1 TeXUtil | temporary files: 0 TeXUtil | commands: 20 TeXUtil | programs: 0 TeXUtil | tuo file saved TeXExec | runtime: 0.306815 Thanks

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Re: [NTG-context] [OS X TeX] Default rule thickness
by Wolfgang Schuster 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Bruno Voisin <bvoisin(a)me.com> wrote: > Le 6 août 08 à 09:34, Oliver Buerschaper a écrit : > >> does someone know how to find out the current value of >> default_rule_thickness in a (La)TeX document? TeX uses it to determine the >> line width of fraction bars and roots in math mode … > > The short story: 0.4 pt. > > The long story: LaTeX defines \frac in terms of the TeX primitive \over, and > \sqrt in terms of the TeX primitive \radical (a primitive being a command > defined in the source code of TeX itself). Hence the only way to get an > answer for sure would be to inspect the source code of TeX. > > The TeXbook has an appendix G "Generating boxes from formulas" mentioning in > several places (for \overline, \underline, \radical, ...) a > default_rule_thickness called either $\theta$ or $\xi_8$, but not giving its > value. Being a mere mortal, I must admit I can't make much sense of this > appendix. > > My feeling is that TeX uses the same default rule thickness for all rules > (in \overline, \underline, \over, \sqrt, \footnote, ...) and that it is the > thickness given at the beginning of chapter 21 "Making Boxes": > > \hrule width=<depends on contest>, height=0.4pt, depth=0.0pt > \vrule width=0.4pt, height=<depends on contest>, depth=<depends on contest> The rule is between 0.4pt and 0.5pt \starttext \dontleavehmode \scale[factor=200]{$1 \over 2$} \scale[factor=200]{$1 \above .47pt 2$} \stoptext > Now, if you want to specify the rule thickness yourself for a fraction, say > to 1pt, I see two solutions: > > - In plain TeX, replace \over by \above. For example, replace {a\over b} by > {a\above1pt b}. > > - In LaTeX, use the amsmath package and replace \frac by \genfrac. For > example, replace \frac{a}{b} by \genfrac{}{}{1pt}{}{a}{b}. > > I don't know what can be done for square roots. > > Bruno Voisin > > PS Normally, such a question which has nothing Mac-specific would be better > posted to a general LaTeX forum such as comp.tex.text. However, > comp.tex.text may be quite intimidating to the novice (chances are you'll > either get your question ignored or be flamed for asking a stupid question), > and as a result I have myself asked general questions here more than once > and avoid comp.tex.text whenever possible. Wolfgang

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Font problems with latest minimals on Linux
by Vasile Gaburici 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

I've switched to the rsync-ed minimals on Linux. There are still some problems with fonts: 1) Bold is still missing from fonts pulled via OSFONTDIR, e.g.: verdana Verdana /usr/share/fonts/vista/Verdana.ttf verdana bold italic Verdana Bold Italic /usr/share/fonts/vista/Verdanaz.ttf verdana italic Verdana Italic /usr/share/fonts/vista/Verdanai.ttf 2) OSFONTDIR is not recursive. To get the above I used "export OSFONTDIR=/usr/share/fonts/vista/", just "export OSFONTDIR=/usr/share/fonts/" doesn't work.

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more presentations
by Hans Hagen 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Hi, i uploaded a few more presentations from tug 2008: http://www.luatex.org/talks/tug2008-taco-luatex.pdf http://www.luatex.org/talks/tug2008-taco-mplib.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Table heading repeating on a new page
by abbg770＠city.ac.uk 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Hi, Is it possible to do this? As in the "Chance this" and "To this" headings are repeated on the top of each page Beware the images are big; -http://imagebin.org/24166 -If the above doesn't work; http://imagebin.ca/view/LWZdNWP5.html Thanks Mohamed Bana

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Re: [NTG-context] Lastest Build on TeXlive 2008 and MikTeX 2.7
by abbg770＠city.ac.uk 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Mojca Miklavec <mojca.miklavec.lists <at> gmail.com> writes: > > Yes, it's perfectly fine if you just install this one into local tree > (or maybe even into global - at least that's what I do). The rest is > far less important. You only need to be aware that once you update a > package in global tree, the local tree will still have precedence. > > Mojca > Ok so I'm trying to install cont-tmf.zip on a Fedora 9 box with TexLive 2008 into my local ~/texmf/. $ kpsexpand '$TEXMFHOME' /home/mohamed/texmf $ ls ~/texmf/ bibtex cont-ext.zip cont-img.zip cont-ppc.zip doc metapost tex web2c context cont-fnt.zip cont-mpd.zip cont-tmf.zip fonts scripts tpm $ su -c 'texhash' Password: texhash: Updating /etc/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Updating /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Updating /usr/share/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Done. But when I try to typeset; \starttext hello \stoptext I get this error; $ texexec start.tex /usr/bin/texmfstart:1838: warning: Insecure world writable dir /home/mohamed/Desktop/scala-2.7.1.final/bin in PATH, mode 040777 /home/mohamed/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/system.rb:16: warning: Insecure world writable dir /home/mohamed/Desktop/scala-2.7.1.final/bin in PATH, mode 040777 TeXExec | processing document 'start.tex' TeXExec | no ctx file found TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec | TeX run 1 TeXExec | writing option file start.top TeXExec | using randomseed 93 TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) %&-line parsing enabled. (/home/mohamed/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./start.tex ConTeXt ver: 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII fmt: 2008.7.12 int: english/english language : language en is active system : cont-new loaded (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex FatalError : Your format does not match the base files! FormatVersion : 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII FilesVersion : 2008.08.05 18:47 TeXUtil | unable to locate start.tui TeXUtil | shortcuts : 0 TeXUtil | expansions: 0 TeXUtil | reductions: 0 TeXUtil | divisions : 0 TeXUtil | loaded files: 0 TeXUtil | temporary files: 0 TeXUtil | commands: 0 TeXUtil | programs: 0 TeXUtil | tuo file saved TeXExec | TeX run 2 TeXExec | writing option file start.top TeXExec | using randomseed 93 TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) %&-line parsing enabled. (/home/mohamed/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./start.tex ConTeXt ver: 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII fmt: 2008.7.12 int: english/english language : language en is active system : cont-new loaded (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex FatalError : Your format does not match the base files! FormatVersion : 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII FilesVersion : 2008.08.05 18:47 TeXUtil | unable to locate start.tui TeXUtil | shortcuts : 0 TeXUtil | expansions: 0 TeXUtil | reductions: 0 TeXUtil | divisions : 0 TeXUtil | loaded files: 0 TeXUtil | temporary files: 0 TeXUtil | commands: 0 TeXUtil | programs: 0 TeXUtil | tuo file saved TeXExec | runtime: 0.397965 -- Thanks Mohamed Bana

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Reference Manual Project
by Taco Hoekwater 13 Aug '08

13 Aug '08

Hi all, Following the discussion with Gerben over the past week, I have initialized a project for the creation of a new Context Reference Manual. The goal is to create a complete manual documenting all of context's user-level commands with the focus on creating a reference manual, but not so much on providing a learner's manual. Anybody who is willing and able to help out in any way is very much invited to join in. The manual is to be distributed under the GNU Free Document License so that it can borrow text from the wiki, and also so that it can be included in free TeX distributions (like TeX Live). I have merged and checked in tex sources of a few base manuals just to get started. The sources are part of the contextman project at supelec: http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextman . There are no released files yet (that would be premature), but you can browse the repository via the SCM tab at supelec's project page. Alternatively, if you have a subversion client, check out the source tree to a local folder. There is also a mailing list, see http://lists.foundry.supelec.fr/mailman/listinfo/contextman-reference for details The current source tree in the repository is basically the english version of the 'Context Manual' plus * Fonts (mfonts.tex) * Columns sets (columns.tex) * Processing modes (mmodes.tex) * Texmfstart (mtexmfstart.tex) * Hyphenation patterns (mpattern.tex) but minus the images and using a simplified layout design. The project needs volunteers for just about everything: * merging existing manuals and wiki pages * copy-editing * writers for new chapters * proofreaders * it could also do with a nicer design so if you want to help out in any way, please subscribe to the mailing list via the link above (I don't want to overburden ntg-context with messages on this subject). Best wishes, Taco

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no linebreak before footnote after vertical line
by Steffen Wolfrum 13 Aug '08

13 Aug '08

Hi, to prevent long abbreviations from being hyphenated I use the vertical line. That's fine in most cases. Only, bad luck if there is a footnote following and this at the end of the line: \starttext bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla |WikiPOBia|\footnote{note}. \stoptext ... on my machine the second line starts with the footnote marker 1. Is there a general solution to avoid this bad coincidence? Thanks, Steffen

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